Location: Santa Barbara County, about 8 miles west-southwest of New Cuyama, 175 miles from Los Angeles

Maps

Auto Club: Santa Barbara County

Forest Service: Los Padres National Forest: Mt Pinos, Ojai and Santa Barbara Ranger Districts

USGS Topo: Peak Mountain 7½, Bates Canyon 7½

HPS: Route(s), waypoints and explanation of usage

Nearby Peaks: Peak Mountain

Distance: None

Gain: None

Time: None

Rating: Drive-up

Navigation: None

Leader Rating: "O", normal conditions

Original: John Backus

DRIVING ROUTE 3

• Drive north on I-5 past the Grapevine, to the SR 166 off-ramp. Turn left (west).
• Follow SR 166 about 46 miles to the town of New Cuyama. New Cuyama may also be reached by a shorter but slower route by driving north from Ventura through Ojai on SR 33, and then west on SR 166.
• From New Cuyama, go west 12.8 miles to the Cottonwood Canyon Road (11N01). Turn left, note your odometer, and go as follows:
• At 4.9 miles, fork. Go left. The road narrows here.
• At 6.5 miles, White Oak Ranger Station and Campground. Keep straight.
• At 6.8 miles, the pavement ends at a gate with a sign "Bates Canyon Road".
• At 12.7 miles, junction with Sierra Madre Road. Turn left (east).
• At 17.5 miles, a saddle with a wide parking area on left. This is the trailhead for Peak Mountain.
• At 20.6 miles, the summit of McPherson Peak.